SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES – WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2018

By Ed Golden —- • JOSE ORTIZ TO RIDE COPPER BULLET IN GRADE I MALIBU • BAFFERT SEEKS TO ADD TO HIS LA BREA VICTORY RECORD • BATTLE OF MIDWAY IS ON COURSE FOR THE SAN ANTONIO • DIRT MILE WINNER CITY OF LIGHT TO WORK FOR PEGASUS • POPULAR WALL CALENDER AVAILABLE FREE OPENING...
Posted On 20 Dec 2018
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Fair Grounds Barn Notes: Wednesday, December 19

By Ryan Martin —- Bloom’s Confidence in Snapper Sinclair Has Not Wavered • Take These Chains Seeks First Stakes Win in Blushing K.D. • Calhoun Points Cowgirls Like Us to Silverbulletday Stakes • Lady TNT Shortens Up in Letellier BLOOM’S CONFIDENCE IN SNAPPER SINCLAIR...
Posted On 20 Dec 2018
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Gulfstream: Wild Shot Ready to Fire in Saturday’s Mr. Prospector (G3

By David Joseph —- Wild Shot Ready to Fire in Saturday’s Mr. Prospector (G3) Meets Graded-Stakes Winners Coal Front, Conquest Big E and Eight Others HALLANDALE, BEACH – Making his second start off a 15-month layoff, Calumet Farm’s Wild Shot is set for a return to...
Posted On 20 Dec 2018
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TAMPA BAY: CAMACHO REACHES 200-VICTORY MARK FOR 2018 AND KEEPS GOING

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – After riding his 200th winner in 2018 in today’s seventh race on 4-year-old filly Silly Factor, Samy Camacho speculated he might win 10 or more additional races before the end of the year. The Caracas, Venezuela transplant got right down to...
Posted On 20 Dec 2018
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Fair Grounds Barn Notes: Tuesday, December 18

By Ryan Martin —- Tom’s d’Etat Makes Much Anticipated Stakes Debut in Tenacious • Superioritycomplex (Ire.) Steps Up in Class for Blushing K.D. Stakes • Fires Sends Gray Attempt for Sugar Bowl Stakes • Patrick Gilligan Book Signing Scheduled for Saturday, December 22 TOM’S...
Posted On 19 Dec 2018
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SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES – MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2018

By Ed Golden —- MCKINZIE Zoe Metz Photography • BAFFERT HAS THREE SET FOR GRADE I MALIBU OPENING DAY • TRAINER CAN JUSTIFY BUT ONE FOR HORSE OF THE YEAR • ESPINOZA LOOKING FOR MID-JANUARY RETURN TO SADDLE • POPULAR WALL CALENDAR FREE TO FANS ON OPENING DAY • SANTA ANITA...
Posted On 19 Dec 2018
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Gulfstream Today: Graded-Stakes Trio Top Mr. Prospector (G3) Nominations

By David Joseph —- Graded-Stakes Trio Top Mr. Prospector (G3) Nominations Live Racing Returns Wednesday with $408,116 Rainbow 6 Carryover Trainer Shamir Maragh Saddles First Career Winner HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Graded-stakes winners Coal Front, Conquest Big E and Wild Shot...
Posted On 18 Dec 2018
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“CHAPLAIN PETE” WALKS THE BACKSTRETCH TO ASSIST THOSE IN NEED

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – As he makes his rounds through the barn area on a chilly morning, the new Tampa Bay Downs Chaplain, Pete Crisswell, has plenty of time to reflect on his lifetime at the racetrack: the good, bad and not-so-pretty. “The reality of the racetrack...
Posted On 15 Dec 2018
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Gulfstream Today 12.14.18: Rainbow 6 Jackpot Reaches $307,116 for Stakes-Filled Saturday

By David Joseph —- Rainbow 6 Jackpot Reaches $307,116 for Stakes-Filled Saturday Five Graded-Stakes Worth $600,000 in Purses on 11-Race Program HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Yet to be solved through the first 10 days of the 2018-19 Championship Meet, the 20-cent Rainbow 6 will...
Posted On 15 Dec 2018
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Fair Grounds Barn Notes: Friday, December 14

By Ryan Martin —- War of Will; Coady Photography WAR OF WILL, MR. MONEY POINT FOR GRADE III LECOMTE With Road to the Derby Kickoff Day five weeks away, trainers have already started making plans with some of their highly regarded soon-to-be 3-year-olds. Trainer Mark Casse...
Posted On 15 Dec 2018
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